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POWERLIFTING

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
1	-45 kg	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	107
World Championships
2	-50 kg	2019	Nur-Sultan, KAZ	113.0
5	-45 kg	2014	Dubai, UAE	90.0

WHEELCHAIR TENNIS

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
5	Singles	2008	Beijing, CHN
5	Doubles	2008	Beijing, CHN

Reading, listening to music. (Athlete, 12 Jul 2019)

Social Work Studies - Lianyungang Radio and TV University, China

Husband Li Zhen, one son

Mandarin

Jiangsu Province [China]

Her husband Li Zhen has competed in powerlifting at national level in the People's Republic of China. (js.ifeng.com, 12 Sep 2016)

She competed in wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. (SportsDeskOnline, 23 May 2019; gongyi.jschina.com.cn, 13 May 2019)

She began powerlifting in 2000 in Xuzhou, People's Republic of China. (Athlete, 12 Jul 2019)

She was encouraged to take up the sport by the headmaster of the local school. She played table tennis and tennis before she decided to try powerlifting. (news.eastday.com, 10 Sep 2016)

To open a business dealing in maternity products after she retires from her sporting career. (js.xinhuanet.com, 12 May 2019)

Winning gold in the 45kg category at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 12 Jul 2019)

Chinese Para powerlifter Tan Yujiao. (Athlete, 12 Jul 2019)

Chinese Para powerlifter Zhang Haidong. (Athlete, 12 Jul 2019)

"No pain, no gain." (gongyi.jschina.com.cn, 13 May 2019)

In 2016 she received the May 4th Youth Medal, the May 1st Labour Medal and was named a March 8th Red Banner Holder in the People's Republic of China. The honours were in recognition of her performance at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (xsjd.njgl.gov.cn, 29 Sep 2016)